Holder for glasses and the like



Aug. 14, 1923. 1,46%52" v J. GREEN HOLDER FOR GLASSES AND THE LIKE FiledJan. 2, 1920 i I j w llumma;

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Application filed January 2, 152% Serial No. 848,843.

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Be it known that l, JACK GREEN, a citizen o1- the United States,residing at Brookiyn, in the county oi' lings and State of New York,have invented certain new and Such holders are in common use especiallyat soda fountains. Up tothe presenttime they have been made of metal inwhich the glass looselyrested, This resulted in frequentbreakageoi' theglass especially when the attendant was Working rapidly.

According to my invention, a cheap, eflicient, light and sanitary holderis'provided which holds the glass firmly and minimizes the danger ofbreakage. I Other objects of'my invention will be disclosed in thefollowing description and drawings which illustrate a preferred em=bodiinent thereof.

Figure l is a side elevation. Figure 2 is a vertical central section.Figure 3 is a top view. 7 Figure 4 is a section along the line H ofFigure 2.

The holder is made of an elastic skeleton or network, the parts of whichare preier- V ably made of a light sanitary material such as flexiblecelluloid which can be given a light attractive color and can be veryreadily cleansed.

In this particular embodiment, the elastic network is made up ofrings 1and 2 of dil ferent diameters, and uprights 5, which are secured to therings 2 by any suitablemeans known in the art. of celluloid working,such as a cement or th like. I

In this specificenibodiment hereinshown, there arethree of theseuprights 5 having outwardlybent bases 6, but the number may be varied asdesired. One of the uprightso is continued at its top into a bent inresil ient hook portion .3 which is continued so as to form a handle 4:.the bottom of which is secured to its upright nearthe base 6.

The rings 1 and 2 and the uprights 5 are resilient so that'when theglass 7 is pushed into the holder, the hook like portion 3 which'may betermed a retainer, yields sulficiently so as to enable the glass to beforced its walls.

into the position shown in Figure l, Without any appreciable effort.When the glass 7 is in place, the retainer prevents it from failingoutaccidentally.

it the same tirne, the flexible members or the elastic net-work yieldslightly as theglass is forced into place, so as to hold it th africtional grip. Since the elastic uprights extend below the lowe mostring id "form an elastic support for the holder,

the buckling of the uprights which is caused when the glass is forcedinto the holder heads the rings and enables the glass to be slipped intoposition without too rnuch pressure against Since the uprights 5' slantinwardly, downward pressure upon them causes them and hence the rings,to buckle or yield outwardly. This frictional grip is so strong thateven the retainer 3 were omitted, the holder could be turned upside downand even jarred a little without the glass 7 falling out of itsposition. It is to be noted that the celluloid n'iernbers of the netWork, and particularly the rings 1 and 2, are continuous, that is, theyhave no breaks or interruptions therein, and hence the yield of thenetwork takes place because of the natural resiliency ot the material,and not because any part of the net work is free to more with respect toany other part. In prior devices made of metal, it was impossible tosecure an efficient grip by jamming the glass into the device, unlessthe parts of these metal devices were movable with respect to eachother. and they were connected by springs, etc. vices the thin glassesused'at soda fountains would breaki it were attempted to thrust theminto. the device tosecure a firm frictional grip.

This holder is also more convenient to the drinker as the glass does notshift when it, is tilted towards the mouth ofthe user.

In metal holdersin' which the glasses loosely fit, such slighttilting'or shifting of the glass in the holder frequently results inspilling some of the liquid therein upon the dress of the persondrinking it, especially when the glass is quite full. Experience hasshown that the elastic celluloid holder grips the glass much better whenthe exterior of the glass is moist, which is usually the case at sodafountains, since the outside of the glass becomes covered with a thinfilm of In these prior metal dei moisture when the glass is filled witha cold drink. In thisrespect celluloid is far superior to metal. 5 i V Ihave described a preferred embodiment of my invention, but I do notdesire to be limited to the details thereof, as other materialsmight beused and some details might be omitted Without departing from the spiritof my invention.

I claim:- I ,7 V 1. A'holder for glass or the like having .a series ofresilient celluloid upright members the :said celluloid members "beingso shaped that a glass can be forced therein, '15.

including uprights which'are connected to :each'otherso as to form anelastic net work which yields slightly when'the glass or'the- 1 likeisf'forced into position and thenholds it with a frictional grip, one ofthe said uprights haying an upwardly turned portion at the top thereofwhich is continuedinto an outwardly curved: part that is connectedto thesaid elastic network, the said upwardly turned part being adapted to beforced out-' wardly when downward pressure 'is applied at-the saidoutwardly 'eurvedrcontinuation thereof; p

3. A holder for a glass or the like, comprising annular members ofelasticmaterial and uprights of resilient material support ingsaldannular members, one ofsaid upri 'hts bein bent in resilient hook formto oonstitute an inward'huinpv to engage theup per edge of a glass, thesaid upright being continued to form a handle for theholder.

" 4;. i i-b holder for a glass or the like consist ing of a series ofcontinuous elastic members which can resist bending strains, the said-members including uprights which are inclined-towards each other attheir bottom portions, the said members forming an elas tic networkwhich yield slightly when the signature.

glass or the like is forced into position and then holds it with africtional grip. v In testimony-whereof I hereunto afliX my JACK GREEN.i

